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MACHINE FOR ATTAGHING CLIPS TO GARD GLTHING.

No. 581,751. Btented May 4, 1897.

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C. MILLS.

MACHINE PCR ATTACIIINC CLIPS To CARD CLOTHING.

No. 581,751. Patented May 4,1897.

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C. MILLS. MACHINE FOR ATTACHING CLIPS T0 CARD CLOTHING.

Patented May 4, 1897.

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*rares Artnr FFME r'rnn CHARLES MILLS, CF NEVTON, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR TO THE PETTEE MACHINE VORKS, CF SAME PLACE.

IVICi-liNE FOR ATTACHiNG CLIPS TO CARD-CLOTHING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581,751, dated May 4,1897.

Application led October 23, 1896. Serial No. 609,800. (No model.)

To LZZ whom t 71mg/ concern: b3 b4. The rests are about the width of theBe it known that I, CHARLES MILLS, a subparts a of the side clips. Thewalls or supject of Victoria, Queen of GreatBritain, residports b3 andb4 are separated from each other ing in Newton Upper Falls, in thecounty of bya space equal to the width of the clothing 55 Middlesex andState of Massachusetts, have and the thickness of the side clips. Thereinvented a new and useful Improvement in cess or holder has at one enda clamp C. It Machines or Devices for Attaching Clips to is representedas comprising a plate c, con- Card-Clothing,of which the followingisafull, tained in the end of the recess or holder and clear, and exactdescription, reference being the inner end c' of which acts as a gageand 6o 1o had to the accompanying drawings, forming abutment, as willhereinafter be explained, a part of this specification, in explainingits and a jaw c2, having a movable grasping end nature. c3, whichcooperates with the plate c.

The invention is designed to attach side The jaw is loosely attached tothe plate c clips similar to those described in Patent No. at its end cLby a screw c5, which passes 65 564,691, dated July 28, 1896, to theedges of through an enlarged hole therein, and its end card-clothin gand also to attach end clips c3 is moved downward by a lever c, having athereto. depressing and locking cam cT at its end which In the drawings,Figure l is a view in front bears upon the jaw and depresses it andlocks elevation of a machine having the Yfeatures of it in its lowestposition. This lever is pivoted 7o 2o rnyinvention. Fig. 2 is a view invertical secto lugs at cs. A spring c9 serves to lift and tion upon thedotted line 2 2 of Fig. l. Figs. hold elevated the jaw after thedepressing- 3 and et are enlarged detail views, in vertical cam has beenmoved from it. section,of the plunger and holder for the card- One end eof the card-clothing E is adapted clothing. Fig. 5 is a view in plan ofa porto be grasped and held by this clamp with 75 tion of the bed of themachine and of cloththe end a3 bearing against the end of theing-stretching devices. Fig. Gis a view in gage and abutment c', theabutment servlongitudinal section upon the dotted line C G ing to holdthe end clip in position and also of Fig. 5. Fig. is a View inperspective of to locate that end of the wired section of the a sideclip. Fig. 8 is a view in perspective clothing. At the other end of therecess or 8o 3o of the ends of the side clips and of an end clip holderB/ is a movable clamp D. This is attached thereto preparatory to theattachcomposed of a plate d, attached to a iiexible ment of the saidclips to the clothing.` drawing-band d and a jaw cl2, having the Theside clip is angular in shape and has movable engaging end d3, attachedat its the section o, which lies upon a surface of other end d* to theplate d by a screw d5, ex- 3 5 the clothing at one edge and from whichthe tending through an enlarged hole therein. prongs d extend, and alsoa section d2, which This jaw is moved downward and held locked extendsby the edge of the clothing and the in its depressed position by thelever d, havedge oi the flat and is adapted to lap upon the ing the camdepressing and locking end (Z7 inner surface of the flat; and the objectof this and which is pivoted to the lugs carried by 9o 4o invention isto simultaneously attach clips of the plate D at (ZS. A spring d9 servesto lift this character to the edges of the card-cloththe jaw and hold itlifted when the cam-lever ing as well as the end clips represented inhas been removed from it. Fig. 8. The band d' is attached to awinding-drum B is the bed of the machine. It has rund10, which issecured to a shaft d, having 45 ning lengthwise at about the center oiits hearings at the outer end of the bracket CP2. width a recess orholder B', which has the sec- This drum is adapted to be turned by ahandtion b, of a depth, width, and length sufficient wheel dlg, and itis locked in opposition to the to receive the wired portion of theclothing strainuponthebandandclarnpbytheratchetwhich extends thereinwhile the clips are bewheel d on the said shaft and the lockingroo 5oing attached to the clothing. It also has the pawl d, pivoted at d1 andthe end of which rests b' b2 and the walls or vertical supports engagesthe teeth of the wheel. (See Figs. l

and 5.) This clamp D is adapted to engage the end c' of the clothing andby its movement when drawn by the winding-drum to stretch the clothingin the recess or holder B to any desired extent. The end clip d3 at thatend of the clothing is located by the gage and abutment F. This gage orabutment F is in the form of an angle-iron which may be slotted on theportion which rests upon the bed and may be fastened thereto by means ofa set-screw, so as to be longitudinally adjustable thereon.

It will be understood that before the cardclothing is attached to theend clips and stretched in said recess B2 the side clips have beenlocated or placed upon the rests b' b2, with their sections a2 againstthe supports b3 b4, as represented in Fig. 3, and that the end clips arealso located at the ends of the side clips, with their arms d4 restingupon the sections ct of the side clips and between the prongs a and thesides a2 (see Fig. 8) and with the cross-bar a3 of the clip at the endsof the side clips and bearing against the gage c' at one end of therecess B and the gage F at the other end of said recess. The clothing isthen placed in the recess or holder B' between the side clips and overthe prongs, and one end is attached to the clamp C and the other end tothe moving clamp D, and the moving clam p D is then moved outward by thewinding-drum and the clothing E stretched longitudinally to any desiredextent between its ends and over the prongs and without disturbing theside clips or the end clips, and while held so stretched a plunger Gismoved from a position behind the said recess or holder B', asrepresented in Fig. 2, to a position immediately over the clothing andbetween the side clips.

The gages g, attached to the brackets g, determine when the plunger hasbeen so located. It is/then moved downward upon the clothing and betweenthe clips by the eccentrics g2 upon the eccentric-shaft g3, supported bythe brackets g, and the clothing is moved downward, causing its edges tobe forced upon the prongs and a strong union or attachment with theclips to be made, while at the same time the end clips are attached tothe clot-hing by the side clips.

It will be understood that this movement of the clothing in relation tothe prongs oi' the clips is continuous throughout its length and thatboth edges of the clothing make simultaneous engagement throughout theirlengths with the pronged sections of the clips and that without causingthe clips to be spread and also while the clothing is longitudinallystretched or under tension. The bearing-sections of the plunger G areupon its under surface along its outer edge, there being a recess orspace between the two, whereby the pressure of the plunger is deliveredonly to the edges of the clothing. (See Fig. 4t.) The eccentrics havesuitable eccentric-straps upon the shaft g3, which are connected withthe plunger G by the rods g4, and the plunger is adjustable upon theends of the rods by a screw connection therewith. The shaft g3 and theeccentrics are turned by the'levers g5, attached to the ends of theshaft. The plunger. G is movable backward from the holder or recess B tothe position' shown in Fig. 2 to exposethe recess or holder throughoutits length and permit the ready insertion of the clips and clothing andunrestricted engagement with the clamps and the easy removal of theclothing and attached clips at the end of the operation of the machine,and it is so held by a weight gg, which is attached to one of the rodsg4 by a strap Q7. (See Fig. 2, where the weight and strap are shown bydotted lines.)

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United Statesl. In a machine for attachingclips to cardclothing, the combination of clip -holding mechanism, aclothing-stretching device for stretching the clothing longitudinally,and a plunger adapted to press the edges of the stretched clothing intoengagement with the clips, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, in a machine for attachin g clips to card-clothing,of a holder consisting of rests to receive the clips, and a recessbetween said rests to receive the wired portion of the clothing, acloth-stretching de* vice for stretching the clothing longitudinallybetween the clips, and a presser adapted to press the edges of thestretched clothing into engagement with the clips, as and for thepurposes described.

3. The combination in a machine for attaching clips to card-clothing, ofa clip-hold- 'ing mechanism consisting of rests to receive the sideclips separated by a recess to receive the wired portion of the clothingand end gages to hold end clips, the clothing-stretching devices adaptedto stretch the clothing lengthwise, and a plunger for moving thestretched clothing into engagement with the clips, as and for thepurposes described.

4. The combination of a clip-holding mechanism, a plunger adapted toreciprocate toward and from said clip-holding mechanism and to beoscillated forward and back, and a gage located to check the forwardmovement of said plunger and guide it in its downward reciprocation intosaid clip-holding mechanism, as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination with the holder B, the plunger G adapted to bereciprocated vertically toward and from said holder, the lower endthereof being movable laterally in relation to said holder and providedwith means for holding it in its removed position, as and for thepurposes described.

6. The holder B provided with rests to receive the side clips andadapted at each end to receive an end clip, in combination with devicesfor stretching the clothing longitudinally and for simultaneouslyattaching the IOO IIO

stretched clothingl to the side clips and end clips, as described.

7 The combination of the holder B having` the recess the rests h', h2and the side Walls b3, b4 with clamp C at one end of said recess, and amovable clamp D in the other end of said recess, means for moving saidclamp D and iorholding` it in any desired position, and the plunger G,as and for the purposes set forth.

8. The combination in a machine of the character specified, of theholder B having means for receiving` the clips and the Wired portion ofthe clothing and provided at one end With means for holding the end ofthe clothing, a clamp D adapted to engage the other end of the clothing,means whereby said clamp may be pulled and said clothing stretched, andwhereby said stretched clothing may be attached to said clips, as setforth. 2o

CHARLES MILLS. In presence of- F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, J. M DOLAN.

